PA Campaign

Frack Action is working with affected residents and local organizations in Pennsylvania to stop the terrible harms of fracking. Countless residents have been sickened, lost their water, and had their lives turned upside down by drilling and fracking.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has confirmed more than 280 cases of water contamination in the state. The state is home to the small town of Dimock, which is a sort of ground zero for fracking. Dimock residents suffered serious water contamination and health impacts going back around a decade. It was featured in the documentary Gasland, and the state Department of Environmental Protection instituted a 9-mile moratorium on the primary drilling company there after finding that drilling and fracking operations caused water contamination.

Recently, the Pennsylvania Medical Society called for a statewide moratorium on fracking – unanimously approved by the 300-member House of Delegates – given public health risks and harms. Read more

Sign the petition telling Governor Tom Wolf to stop fracking and help harmed families in Pennsylvania!

Frack Action is also proud to be a member of Pennsylvanians Against Fracking, a powerful and rapidly growing coalition working to stop fracking in the state.